INTRODUCTION:

Meera Luthra, MD, is a distinguished pediatric surgeon. Christian Medical College in Ludhiana provided her with her foundational training in surgery, while All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) provided her with her advanced training in pediatric surgery. A clinical fellowship at Melbourne, Australia’s Royal Childrens Hospital came next. Thoracoscopy, minimally invasive surgery, and laparoscopic surgery are her areas of specific interest. She has performed a number of intricate procedures on kids. In a textbook on pediatric intensive care, she wrote chapters on trauma and pediatric bronchoscopy. She was the organizing chairperson for a workshop on Paediatric Bronchoscopy and the 3rd PESI (Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India) at Max hospital, Saket, New Delhi in 2008. She has authored several national and international papers and in peer reviewed journals. She is certified instructor of the PALS (paediatric Advanced Life Support) course and conducts PALS trauma course since last 10 yrs and is the PALS instructor for Medanta, The Medicity for last 3 years and BLS trainer.

Experience

• Fellow at Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
• Authored chapters on Paediatric Bronchoscopy and Trauma in a textbook on Paediatric Intensive Care.
• Conducts PALS trauma course since last 10 years.

Specialization and Expertise

• Paediatric GI surgery
• Paediatric Urology
• Paediatric Laparoscopic Surgery
• Paediatric Thoracic and Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

Milestones Achieved

• Best paper presentation for a paper on Trauma, 1982.